Most of us wants to have a giant record collection, but when a gig is coming then you have to carry all the records to the show.
This article is about using minimum amount of records in a dj mix.
Lets say you play a 2 hour dj show. that means you need +- 50 records in a crate.
If you only have 10 records, would you make it thru a dj mix then?
If a housesong is aprox 6 min long and you want to make a 60 minute dj mix.
then you'll need 10 records for the dj set. 10 records is not much for a mix.
What you can do is mix in the b sides too, but then the same artist will appear again in the
playlist. You can also play certain songs to the 3 minute point, then mix in another record and then a few song in the set you can reuse the previous song from the 3 minute point again, from a break of the song.
Or play the best song first and last to extend it.
Playing both the b-sides and reuse the same song as earlier will stretch the length of your mix.
Buying an EP costs about the same as a 12" single so the EP has more songs for the same price in the recordshops. You can also buy used records, but then the records will not be from this year.
You can also borrow a couple of records from a friend. You will probably not use the same songs for your next dj-mix. Most dj's play the b-side if they use the same record again, but never the exact same song twice on a mixtape.